# Accident 19760820031279A: Univar 415C, Hialeah, FL, August 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1976
- Place: Hialeah, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3101H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3101H-1977-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-C (registry code 0420322, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 415C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 494 total, 7 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKT92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760820031279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SEVERE NOSE SHIMMY ON LDG CAUSED FUEL SPILL THAT IGNITED.STEERING ACTUATOR SEVERED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA76FKT92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT92), Aug 20, 1976: Erco 415-C (N3101H), Hialeah, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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